we're back//throw a brick

Friends! We're BACK! 

Gender Reveal has returned with the first episode of season four. In Gender 401, BFF of the show Zee Griffler and I tackle a whole mountain of listener questions. Topics include:

- Can cis people have gender dysphoria?
- What's the deal with he/him lesbians?
- How can I bind safely?
- How do I educate my cis coworkers?
- Why does the word "folx" exist?

And more! 

I also share some really good news for trans folks across the world. Also: Z and I coin a word, maybe.

(Gratuitous photo of Z's and my friendship with an extremely yellow filter that makes lips invisible, i don't know why, that's just how the photo is OK?)

In other podcast news... we're being featured on Spotify?!? We're rotating on and off the Spotify home page, and we're featured on the official Spotify pride playlist for some reason??? (I'm not sponsored by Spotify, I'm just real hyped about this so I'm saying Spotify a lot, Spotify Spotify Spotify.) 

iTunes, meanwhile, made a playlist with twelve [a full dozen!] Drag Race recap podcasts but not, afaik, a single show about gender? So, uh, there's that.

(Spotify!)

In other podcast news, I'm still in the process of paying out $1200 in grants to trans folks across the country and beyond (Minnesota Massachusetts California Canada Colorado Wisconsin), and it's entirely thanks to your generous support of our mission! Thank you thank you forever and always. 

(Related news: we're $25 away from our current Patreon goal! You're already doing your fair share, but maybe you can guilt trip a cis friend for Pride? 🤓 JK JK don't do any more work for me, I love you, thank you for helping me reach this goal!!!)

(This week's cat pic: Ruby!!!!!!!!! In a baby nest!!!!!!!)

(cw: murder/assault) Podcast babbling aside, some awful shit happened to LGBTQ folks this week, as it always does. Black trans women are getting killed, other queer and trans people are being assaulted, laws are getting made/challenged in the worst way, and cis people just can't stop writing bad articles (and tweets and etc.) about trans people! I'm not going to talk about it any more here, but take care of yourself and take care of your community. Check in on your strong friends. Have a good Pride. Stay hydrated. I love you. 

(Graphic by friend of the show Beth Easton.)

That's it for this week's newsletter, but thank you, thank you, thank you again for your support. Yesterday was our single biggest download day in Gender Reveal history, and it's all thanks to folks like you who show up for the weird trans art that you believe in. I hope that you feel like I'm showing up for you, too. 

xoxo,
Yr favorite gender detective